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Nigeria: President to handle oil portfolio in long waited cabinet

September 30, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is to take personal charge of the country’s crucial oil portfolio, his spokesman, Femi Adesina said on Tuesday, as a deadline […]

Ghana: A joint venture to invest US$73 mln in plantain chips production

September 30, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

Juaboso Agro Processing Company (JAPC), a joint Ghanaian/American business is investing US$70 million in the production and export of plantain chips, the chief executive officer […]

Congo: Former VP on trial at the ICC for bribing witnesses

September 30, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

A former Congo vice-president went on trial at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday after allegedly charges of interfering with the administration of justice by […]

Palestine: World Bank warns of fragile situation

September 29, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

An economic report released by the World Bank on Tuesday and is to be presented this week in New York has highlighted that Palestine is […]

Syria: Putin and Obama disagree on Assad, Chinese forces arrive in Syria

September 29, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Syria was a key issue in Presidents Obama and Putin speeches at the ongoing 70th U.N General Assembly but their priorities in the war-torn country […]

Congo: Mass demonstration against ‘constitutional coup’

September 28, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Thousands of people staged a mass demonstration in Congo’s capital city on Sunday to voice their opposition to possible constitutional changes that would allow President […]

Burkina Faso: coup leaders’ assets frozen

September 28, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

Judicial authorities in Burkina Faso on Saturday froze the assets of General Gilbert Diendere and 13 other individuals believed to have had a role in […]

Mali: ICC arrests Islamist rebel suspected of attacking Timbuktu monuments

September 26, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

An Islamist rebel suspected of attacking mosques and monuments in the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu was handed over to the International Criminal Court, officials […]